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Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets preview

ByTHE DENVER POST

Posted:
11/23/2012 10:08:52 AM MST

GOLDEN STATE AT DENVER

7 p.m. Friday, ALT, 104.3 FM, 950 AM

Spotlight on David Lee: The 6-foot-9 forward from Florida is the Warriors' version of Kenneth Faried, a double-- double machine. Lee has five consecutive double-double games, including 20 points (10-of-15 shooting) and 13 rebounds Wednesday against the Brooklyn Nets. He scored 17 points and grabbed 19 rebounds Monday in a victory over the Mavericks in Dallas.

NOTEBOOK

Warriors: Forward Carl Landry is fourth in the NBA with a .604 shooting percentage. ... In their Nov. 10 loss to the Nuggets, the Warriors went scoreless in the final 2:47 of overtime. ... Stephen Curry (2.2) and Klay Thompson (2.1) are 12th and 13th in the league with 3-pointers made per game.. ... Golden State is 7-0 when it wins the rebounding battle. ... The Warriors have won just eight of 17 games against the Nuggets since 2005-06, and Golden State hadn't won a season series against the Nuggets since 2002-03 until last season (2-1).

Nuggets: The Nuggets lead the NBA with 49.3 rebounds per game. Kenneth Faried leads the NBA with 66 offensive rebounds, while his team is tops in the league with 16.6 offensive boards and 51.8 points in the paint. ... Danilo Gallinari struggled from the field early this season, but in his last six games he is averaging 18.2 points while shooting 43.8 percent from the field. ... Denver is hot, coming off a 17-point deficit in its Wednesday win at Minnesota, the Nuggets' largest comeback since winning after trailing by 21 against the Clippers on April 3, 2010.

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